UIUC’s BA in Architecture Studies fuses architectural history, cultural theory, and design research, giving students a rigorous liberal-arts perspective on how buildings shape—and are shaped by—society. Seminars dissect Gothic vaults, Bauhaus manifestos, and parametric façades; labs teach 3-D scanning and archival mapping; and study-abroad tracks delve into sustainable vernacular architecture in Ghana or adaptive reuse in Berlin. Many majors pair the degree with data science or policy minors, launching careers in heritage consulting, urban journalism, and graduate M.Arch pathways.
Digital reconstruction of lost Champaign mid-century modern landmarks
Critical essay on algorithmic bias in generative design software
StoryMap tracing migration and housing justice in Chicago
Oral-history archive of UIUC campus architecture activism
Interactive timeline of women architects in Illinois 1900-present
Policy memo on adaptive-reuse incentives for rural Main Streets
VR exhibit comparing colonial and post-colonial civic buildings
Comparative study of carbon footprints in vernacular vs. glass-tower typologies
Podcast series interviewing architects on neurodiverse design
Archival research on redlining maps and contemporary zoning
Data-viz poster mapping daylight autonomy across global classrooms
Speculative essays on lunar habitat cultural symbolism
Workshop curriculum on decolonizing architectural historiography
Photographic essay of informal settlements and resilient design lessons
Grant proposal digitizing Fry & Drew West African archives
Critique, curate, and re-envision architecture with UIUC.
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